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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
3-Mercaptohexyl butyrate |
| Synonym(s) |
3-Thiohexyl butanoate
3-Thiohexyl butyrate
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
1999 (Session 53)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
3-Mercaptohexyl butyrate
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| JECFA number |
555 |
| CAS number |
136954-21-7
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| FEMA number |
3852
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
-
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| Molecular weight |
204.33 |
| Chemical formula |
C10H20O2S
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| Physical form/odour |
clear liquid |
| Solubility |
insoluble in water; soluble in ethanol and heptane |
| Solubility in ethanol |
- |
| Boiling point (°C) |
196 |
| Assay min % |
90 |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
1.459-1.469 |
| Specific gravity |
0.960-0.965 |
| Other requirements |
- |
| ID Test |
IR, MS, NMR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/555.gif
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